Challenge

Estadio Nacional
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Lacasa started the match with the kick off. After having played for 4 minutes, Casper Asserlind managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dirie FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casper Asserlind was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felix Garrido made in the 8th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Dirie FC's Esbjörn Dahlqvist. 9 minutes into the match, Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mariano Lacasa. Dirie FC's Sonny Hedlund proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Dirie FC from getting a goal against them. Lyubcho Berkovski kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. After 13 minutes Dirie FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mariano Lacasa who took care of the corner kick. Thiago Pliego showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pawel Niedziela, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Dennis Bergstedt threw the ball into play from the sideline. Chile's Francisco Carballar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. After 26 played minutes Dirie FC got a freekick which was hit by Casper Asserlind. With a little luck, Dirie FC's Sonny Hedlund got control of the ball when Mariano Lacasa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes Chile's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Valentin Hård who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Valentin Hård got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thiago Pliego quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Sonny Hedlund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Mariano Lacasa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sonny Hedlund was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dirie FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mariano Lacasa was slow to take the kick. During this time Chile's players had a chance to rest. Guillermo Fontirroig hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 47 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sonny Hedlund was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pawel Niedziela made a kick off. Sonny Hedlund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 55th minute of play. Mariano Lacasa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Chile's Thiago Pliego got control of the ball when Casper Asserlind tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Dirie FC's Pawel Niedziela slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thiago Pliego. That made the score 2-1 after 68 minutes of play. Mariano Lacasa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sonny Hedlund read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariano Lacasa in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sonny Hedlund prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dirie FC's Esbjörn Dahlqvist quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Garrido, made in the 75th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Dirie FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Sonny Hedlund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 84 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sonny Hedlund was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the game, Felix Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Dirie FC's Esbjörn Dahlqvist quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Lacasa in the 88th minute of play forced Dirie FC's goalkeeper Sonny Hedlund to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 90 minutes, Pawel Niedziela managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dirie FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pawel Niedziela was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pawel Niedziela in the 96th minute of the match. Chile walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.